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This page shows the MAC addresses secured by the Port Security module. Port Security is a module with no
direct configuration. Configuration comes indirectly from other modules - the user modules. When a user
module has enabled port security on a port, the port is set-up for software-based learning. In this mode,
frames from unknown MAC addresses are passed on to the port security module, which in turn asks all user
modules whether to allow this new MAC address to forward or block it. For a MAC address to be set in the
forwarding state, all enabled user modules must unanimously agree on allowing the MAC address to forward.
If only one chooses to block it, it is blocked until that user module decides otherwise.
Item
MAC
The MAC address and VLAN ID that is seen on this port. If no MAC addresses
Address &
are learned, a single row stating No MAC addresses attached is displayed.
VLAN ID
Indicates whether the corresponding MAC address is blocked or forwarding. In
State
the blocked state, it is not allowed to transmit or receive traffic.
Time of
Shows the date and time when this MAC address was first seen on the port.
Addition
If at least one user module has decided to block this MAC address, it stays in the
blocked state until the hold time (measured in seconds) expires. If all user
modules have decided to allow this MAC address to forward, and aging is
enabled, the Port Security module periodically checks that this MAC address
still forwards traffic. If the age period (measured in seconds) expires and no
Age/Hold
frames have been seen, the MAC address is removed from the MAC table.
Otherwise a new age period begins.
If aging is disabled or a user module has decided to hold the MAC address
indefinitely, a dash (-) is shown.
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